SIIHR

  • The IIHR Student Experience

    Where challenging coursework and research offer the opportunity to make a difference and even have some fun

    Two smiling young women ride on a research vessel on the Mississippi River

  • Students of IIHR (SIIHR)

    Seminars, movie nights, ski trips, and more

    A group of students poses with a pile of canoes
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Students of IIHR (SIIHR)

IIHR’s student organization, known as SIIHR, builds on the strong sense of closeness and community among IIHR students. SIIHR sponsors fun educational and recreational opportunities throughout the year, such as seminars, movie nights, ski trips, and more. Come join in the fun!

An IIHR Student Scrapbook

In The Field

Two students in waders climb down the bank of a stream
People on a boat in the Mississippi River
Students in a boat on the Mississippi marvel at a huge catfish
A man pilots a canoe full of trash retrieved from the river
Three people pose for a photo
A group of students poses with a pile of canoes
A group of people walks through a majestic cave
Four people stand on a sandbank in the river with a canoe behind them
A group of students stands in the Mississippi River collecting mussels
Two female students in waders
Two young women on a boat examine sediment
A faculty member works with students making adjustments to a model at the wave basin
A faculty member and student adjust a model in the Fluids Lab
Two young women students in waders standing in the river peer down at something in a net

Social Outings

Contact SIIHR

Lily Kraft

Lily Kraft

President
Libby Chelsvig

Libby Chelsvig

Vice President
Keishanique Moton-Tyler

Keishanique Moton-Tyler

Treasurer
Daniel Swanepoel

Daniel Swanepoel

Social Media Coordinator

Two people pilot a canoe down the river

Canoeing on the River

SIIHR members participate in the Project AWARE river clean-up
Four people stand on a sandbank in the river with a canoe behind them

Canoeing

A day on the river
A group of people walks through a majestic cave

Caving

Exploring Maquoketa Caves State Park
A man pilots a canoe full of trash retrieved from the river

Project Aware

A canoeful of trash pulled out of the river.
Three people pose for a photo

PROJECT AWARE

Getting ready for Project AWARE, a canoe-based river clean-up!
Two men on a jonboat on the river

River Water Quality Testing

IIHR students love getting out on the water!
Five students stand on the fire escape outside the hydraulics lab

SHIIR Leadership 2017

SIIHR leaders plan the year's activities
A female student in waders stands in a stream below a low head dam

Becca at LACMRERS

Getting wet is part of the fun!
Students in a boat on the Mississippi marvel at a huge catfish

Big Catfish

Field trip to LACMRERS on the Mississippi River
Two students in waders climb down the bank of a stream

LACMRERS

Fieldwork is the best part
People on a boat in the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

Catching a boat ride is one of the perks of being an IIHR student